oil prices brought manufacturing back home. but if you see these numbers, a negative close to, what, 31, negative 31 is just another bad sign for this recovery. >> reporter: adding to those signs, jobless claims were higher than expected last week. the weak job market is keeping pressure on the housing market. interest rates for 30-year fixed mortgages are at their lowest in three decades, but fires are facing other hurdles with lenders. >> refinances have soared in recent weeks. they can't even process everything coming in, because they don't have the people to do that. on the other side, though, a lot of cast cancellations, a lot of people not getting through. and as a result, they're renting homes instead of buying them. >> reporter: confidence is also taking a hit. americans are once again tightening their belts, and investors are looking for a safe haven. gold prices have hit record highs, trading above $1800 an ounce. but analysts say investors need to be careful. >> with gold itself, it is a

psychological move right now. >> reporter: making it harder to gauge what the markets and economy will do next. michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. rough night in the skies. we've got some storms brewing out there this evening. >> we do. doug will join us in a moment, but kim is in the weather center with a look at conditions right now. >> hey, guys. i have the latest information from the national weather service. the severe thunderstorm warning that we were tracking right into the d.c. metro has been extended now until 6:45. it includes d.c., northern fairfax, southern montgomery county, arlington, southeastern loudoun county, and falls church all included in this. and this storm is moving to the east around ten miles per hour. it has a good deal of lightning, and it is closing in right on the beltway, right at the merge with 270. probably at the worst possible time that this can happen. in addition to that, we have a flash flood warning for this general area that goes until 8:45 tonight. this storm has put down a lot of

heavy rain. and when you hear that noise in the background when i'm talking, that just means more alerts are coming in from the national weather service. quickly off to the east, anne arundel county no, longer a warning, just a flash flood warning, but not severe. and up towards the frederick area, south and east of you, we have a flash flood warning now up there, including mt. airy, timber ridge, say and list benefit, tough to get by. i'll be back in a bit with more information on the heavy storms affecting the area. back to you, jim. >> all right. see you then, kim. thank you. new questions tonight about standard & poor's after the agency's recent downgrade of the u.s. credit rating. the justice department is trying to determine if the company gave improper high ratings to dozens of mortgage-backed investments in the years leading up to the financial crisis. many of those mortgages later collapsed. the decline in the housing market is partly to blame for the sharp downturn of the economy three years ago. standard & poor's is the same agency that downgraded america's

aaa rating earlier this month. while much of the nation struggles, the good news about virginia's budget surplus gets better. governor bob mcdonnell announceded the state ended with $545 million, $200 million more than was estimated just last month. >> i think we should celebrate this budget work together, because it's making virginia stronger. we're going to need to continue to demonstrate to wall street that we are a vibrant and well-managed state with an economy that is both flexible and diverse. >> the biggest chunk of that surplus will go into the state's rainy day fund. some will also go into a reserve fund that the governor wants lawmakers to create to help the state deal with future federal budget cuts. a grand jury in prince george's county has indicted a former fbi agent in a deadly crash. it happened back in february in brandy wine, maryland. prosecutors tell us adrian johnson's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit

when his vehicle collided with another, killing the teen driver. tracee wilkins has reaction now from the victim's family. >> reporter: a marker rests in the 106,000 block of north keys road in brandy wine. the spot where 18-year-old lawrence garner jr. lost his life to a drunk driver earlier this year. >> he never really began to live. 18 years. he just finished high school. was going to go to college this spring. just, you know, it was senseless. >> reporter: garner wanted to become a straight trooper. prince george's county police say he lost his life to an fbi agent who was driving while under the influence. >> it's just devastating to know he was an fbi agent. and three times over the legal limit. that's crazy. >> reporter: today a prince george's county grand jury indicted adrian johnson on nine counts related to the accident. among them, vehicular

manslaughter and driving you said the influence. if convicted, he could face up to 13 years in prison. johnson was released from his fbi service after the accident. >> i feel anybody who commits a crime like this ought to be handled, and that justice ought to be sought, no matter who the perpetrator was. so in our mind, there is no distinction at all. the loss is still the same. it's no less illegal, because of who committed it, and we'll be pursuing it that way. >> reporter: for the garner family, the news of johnson's indictment is welcomed, but onl the beginning, as they prepare for the trial of the man accused of killing their son. >> i don't want to for him to get a slap on the wrist. my son was worth much more than that. >> reporter: a bench warrant has been issued for johnson's arrest. he has been put on notice. once he turns himself into police, they will schedule his trial. in upper marlboro, tracee wilkins, news4. >> johnson was off duty at the

time of the crash. he had been with the fbi for six years, and had just recently been transferred to this area. dorene? police in pakistan have released a sketch of a potential suspect in the kidnapping of a rockville man. the man in the sketch is believed to have taken part in the abduction of 70-year-old warren weinstine saturday in pakistan. weinstine works for a development firm. he lived in pakistan for the last several years. police say there has been no contact from the kidnappers. a pakistani political leader told the voice of america that fbi agents are helping with the investigation because they have access to tech thanology that's available. police say they are focused on weinsti weinstine's driver and security guard. a goodwill trip to china for the men's basketball team turned violent today. a fight broke out during an exhibition game. the hoyas were playing the rockets. hakem dermish is here with a

look at what happened on the court. >> hello, dorene. what was supposed to be a friendly exhibition between the hoyas and the rockets tushed out to be an all-out bench-clearing brawl. plastic bottles and cheers were thrown at the georgetown players. a university employee who is traveling with the team told me today the situation was very scary. and the game was very physical. 57 free throws taken by the rockets, george toup had 15. and it gets out of control quickly. left side of your screen, jason clark gets fouled. pushing and shoving begins. clark is pushed on to the floor, and the melee starts. later, another georgetown player getting attacked and another player from the chinese team throws a chair. and then several chairs are tossed. take a close look there. an ugly scene in beijing. coach john thompson iii gathers his team, pulls them off the court. thankfully, no one was hurt. here is a statement from the head coach. quote, tonight, two great teams played a very competitive game that unfortunately ended after

heated ex changes with both teams. we sincerely regret this situation occurred. we remain grateful for the opportunity our student athletes are having to engage in a sport they love here in china while strengthening their understanding of a nation we respect and admire at georgetown university. now, despite what happened, georgetown will continue its trip. today they boarded for shanghai where they are scheduled to play two more exhibition games. back to you. >> thanks, hakem. there are now dueling bribery allegations connected to the albert haynesworth sex abuse case. haynesworth is accused of groping a waitress at the w hotel back in february. today, at d.c. superior court, prosecutors accused haynesworth's attorney of trying to pay the waitress if she could get the government to drop the case. haynesworth's attorney denies the claims. in fact, his defense claims a witness was offered $50,000 to testify against the former redskin player.

prosecutors say that witness testified before the offer even took place. these new allegations could delay next week's scheduled start of the trial. about 1,500 people returned to their silver spring high-rise this morning. a blaze last night in the boilerroom of the white oaks towers forced firefighters to evacuate the entire apartment building. no units from damaged. residents were not allowed back into the building until today. nearby spring brook high school was open last night as a makeshift shelter for people who needed a place to stay. police in virginia are asking for help to find whoever value danized several schools. the most recent incident happened monday. a man was caught on surveillance video throwing a rock through a glass door. there has been vandalism at at least three other schools, but at this point, police don't know if these incidents are connected. police are asking anybody who might know anything to contact them. students headed to woodrow

wilson high school this upcoming school year will enjoy some million-dollar improvements. d.c. mayor vincent gray and kwame brown attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. the school will have an updated cafeteria and arts spaces. it was expanded by 7 1,000 square feet. the total renovation cost more than $120 million. >> looking pretty spiffy. >> indeed. when we come back on news4 at 6:00 tonight, there has been another deadly stage collapse during an outdoor rock festival. president obama took new action today to protest the escalating violence in syria. photos taken of a maryland woman presumed dead in aruba have now been revealed. now investigators want to know if it's connected to her disappearance. there's a new operation to crack down on speeders driving in a very specific area in our region. and we continue to follow severe storms out there. the full forecast heading your way, next.

for the first time, president obama is explicitly calling on syria's president al assad to step down. the european union has issued the same call. assad's crackdown on anti-government protesters has claimed the lives of nearly 2,000 people since the uprising

against his regime began five months ago. nine people were killed yesterday during this rally. mr. obama also issued an executive order, freezing all syrian government assets here in the u.s. americans are now prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the regime. the president left washington two hours ago. he plans to spend the next ten days in martha's vineyard with his family. presidential vacations and criticism of them are nothing new. but the complaints have been especially harsh this year. steve handlesman joins us now with the latest. >> reporter: martha's vineyard is nice. no question. it's cool, it's calm, it's classy. but now it's not just an island. it's an issue. few said "have a nice vacation" as president obama left washington for martha's vineyard. ten days with his family on the scenic, exclusive island off

massachusetts. where he went last year. barack obama's taken less time off at this point in his presidency, 61 days, than ronald reagan's 112 days, and george bush's 180 days. democrat john lewis. >> we all need a break from time to time. >> reporter: but on the viney d vineyard? republicans say that's obama. >> he's aloof, and he's not in touch with the american people. >> reporter: the gop website is offering obama get-away cards. one mocking his approval rating. in fact, the obama number this week on the economy is just 26% approval. this was atlanta today. see that huge long line? it was people at an employment fair. >> i'm just out here trying to find me a job to support me and my son. >> i look for a job every day. and every day for the past four months, no luck. >> reporter: african-american leaders demand the president pay more attention to blacks, whose jobless rate is 16%. >> take a look at this headline

in the "wall street journal." obama aims to keep white voters on board. well, we want to be on board too. >> reporter: aides say between bike rides and golf, the president will work on the new jobs plan that he promised yesterday. >> i'm going to be putting out more proposals to put people to work right now. >> reporter: republicans running for president are demanding the obama plan immediately, but they'll have to wait. first comes the vacation on martha's vineyard. former massachusetts governor, mit romney, said today if he were president, he wouldn't spend ten days now on the island that he knows so well. but, in fact, romney himself will be going to the vineyard later this month to raise money to try to beat barack obama. i'm steve handelsman, news4, live on the hill. dorene. back to you. >> steve, thank you. last year at this time, a major containment effort was still under way for the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico. the bp oil spill was the largest

accidental release of oil in the marine waters in history. this is video from that incident, but now there is new concern about a possible spill in the gulf. a new oil sheen was spotted last week. a sheen is a shiny coating that floats on the water's surface, and could come from leaked or spilled oil. bp says the sheen is not coming from any of its operations. the coast guard is still searching for the source. >> boy, that's the last thing those people in the gulf shore beaches want to hear right about now. some stormy weather in our area. kim is here with the very latest on the forecast. >> it's busy. and the odd thing is, there is no type of severe thunderstorm watch in effect. but we have had multiple severe thunderstorm warnings today. so i'm sure a lot of people caught a little off guard, not expecting to keep a weather eye to the sky today. and those thunderstorms are moving slowly enough and are coming down at such a heavy rate that they have led to severe thunderstorm or excuse me flash flood warnings. all right. so here's a look at the radar.

let's take a look at heavy rain that has been falling. severe thunderstorm warning continues until 6:45. right here moving into the d.c. metro. those boxes that you see are actually lightning bolts. and this thunderstorm has been slowly moving. it's along 270 right now, and we have had some amazing video from there. if you remember this weekend, parts of 270 had to be shut down for a little while, because of rain covering the roads. while there's now a flash flood warning in effect for this area that goes until about 8:45. off to the east, anne arundel county, i'm happy to say, things have improved over you. and it looks like our weather is improving here. i don't know if we're running out of graphics 22 or not. but -- if you could put me over to that. okay. my bad. all right. so here's a look at what we're thinking. our weather is going to be touch and go this evening. the early evening. temperatures will be easing back down to the 70s. by 11:00, i think everything is going to be fine. in fact, you folks off to the

east will be the last to wind down from the strong thunderstorms. off to the west, west of the beltway, things will wrap-up rather quickly. and by tomorrow morning, we'll just be partly cloudy and quiet. temperatures around 72 when you get up at 7:00 in the morning. here's a check at the radar. you can see the heavy rain again pushing just north of d.c. right now. this is with that warning. and the other thunderstorm warnings are north and east to up towards baltimore. so when you get in close, you can see the heavy thunderstorms here. and, again, off to the east, not much going on, other than what we're wrapping up from what we had. we had that heavy rainfall that fell across anne arundel county, that also led to a flash flood warning there, if i'm not mistaken. so we're going to continue to watch the heavy rain, as i mentioned, this evening. and this means that you should expect the weather to be touch and go, especially off to the east. all right. weather forecast for the next seven days, i hate to say, is going to be touch and go as we head into the weekend. our weekend weather is going to

be 50/50. now down in woodbridge, where chief meteorologist doug kammerer is, they have thunderstorms just north of them right now. and some of the rain shield will probably wrap down across that area. it might delay the start of the game by a few minutes, but probably getting that game in. and also our team is at home tonight, the nationals. and they are going to be playing the cincinnati reds and the weather there also looks to be probably having i think a game delay at nationals park with the heavy rain across the area. so that's what we're thinking. your good night/wake-up forecast taking us into the 70s. and saturday will be the better day this weekend instead of sunday. sunday, again, we'll be having more storms firing up you as we close out the weekend. so friday and sunday are the next two days this week that we have to think about in terms of touch and go weather. and it looks like the muggy 70s are with us into the overnight, guys. we'll have complete details coming up and the rest of your

seven day in a bit. >> and more volatility throughout the evening tonight. >> yes, i'm sure. >> thanks, kim. coming up, anybody could ride home in some of the most rare cars and motorcycles in the world, if you have some deep pockets. >> yeah. very deep. and what began as a joke from david letterman has turned into a federal case now. [ martin luther king jr. ] i still have a dream

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once again, we have more severe weather just into the weather office. let's take a look at the radar. severe thunderstorm warning is now in effect until 7:00. we have it for southern montgomery county, and parts of prince george's county, and southern howard county. you can see this includes all this area, the heavy radar returns and frequent lightning. so 270 is on this. if you know anybody driving home. and all around the beltway wrapping around the north side of d.c. so we'll be watching this. the main concern is the lightning and possible wind gusts to 60 miles per hour, dorene. >> thank you, kim. the fbi says it's taking a muslim extremist's threat against david letterman seriously. a private web monitoring service says it found the threat posted on a gjihadist message board tuesday, reportedly saying too to cut out his tongue.

authorities aren't aware of any specific plot to attack letterman at this point. at least seven people were killed around a dozen injured during three attacks in southern israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said political militants who attack israelis, will, quote, pay a very heavy price. jim maceda has the story. >> reporter: hello there. well, according to israeli defense forces at about midday today along the desert road in southern israel, at least three gunman jumped out of a car and fired on a passenger bus. there were civilians and soldiers on board. and that turned into a firefight while shortly after that another gunman fired at a passenger car in the same general vicinity. and at the same time, we understand, an israeli military patrol perhaps approaching that very area was hit by an ied. so it sounds very much like a complex coordinated attack

suggesting islamic militants. >> we are about a terror squad that infiltrated into israel. this is a combined terrorist attack against israelis. >> reporter: now, violence is relatively rare in the north sinai, just on the other side of the border with israel, but it's been on the rise as of late. a number of militant cells striking a gas pipeline that runs from egypt into israel. and the israeli prime minister has warned that what he calls the post mubarak egypt is no longer in control of the sigh my desert. that has allowed militants to operate there. so what israel and egypt and the world may be witnessing now is the opening of another terror front. not on the west bank or gaza this time, but in the sinai desert. i'm jim maceda, nbc news, reporting from london. now back to you. two people are dead and forty more injured after a thunderstorm caused a stage to collapse at a rock festival in

belgium today. it hit near has selt. an estimated 60,000 people were at the three-day outdoor concert. video shows the area being hit with heavy rain. the collapse comes days after a deadly collapse at the indiana state fair over the weekend. and it's the fourth major stage collapse this summer. when we come back, speeders are being targeted just in time for the back to school season. a group of motorcyclists on the road for a good cause. new details surface in the case of the maryland woman who may have been murdered in aruba. >> there are tens of thousands of parking spaces and garages all over metropolitan washington. why is this one space in arlington so important? i'm tom sherwood. i'll have the story, coming up. coming up in sports, how steven strasburg fared last night in his third minor league rehab start. and a goodwill trip to china

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we continue to keep an eye on some strong storms moving through our region tonight. heavy rain is stretched across prince george's and montgomery counties, as well as parts of northern virginia. kim will return with a look at severe weather in just a few

minutes. a former fbi agent was indicted today in a deadly drunk driving case in prince george's county. prosecutors tell us adrian johnson was driving with a blood alcohol three times the legal limit when he hit another car in february. he now faces vehicle l lar manslaughter charges. police in pakistan released the a sketch of a potential suspect. 70-year-old warren weinstine was kidnapped saturday in pakistan. police say there has been no contact from the kidnappers. the fbi is helping with the investigation. some reportedly graphic and disturbing photos of a maryland woman, robyn gardner, are now part of the investigation into her disappearance in aruba. >> authorities say the photos came from her travel partner, gary giordano, who is now also accused of trying to cash in on gardener's presumed death. chris gordon has our report. >> reporter: gary giordano

reportedly tried to redeem a travel insurance policy for $1 million or more that he purchased on robyn gardner's life and his own specifically for this trip to aruba. two days after he told authorities she disappeared while snorkeling, he reportedly contacted american express to start the paperwork confirming himself as the beneficiary of the policy. >> but it would seem that this casual relationship is not one that would particularly call upon taking out a life insurance policy, especially should he have made himself the beneficiary. >> reporter: during a search of giordano's hotel room, investigators seized his cell phone, laptop and digital camera, which has been sent for analysis to determine if the reported graphic images on it offer any evidence. >> well, what i've heard about it is that there's no indication that there's talk of duress in the pictures. but i cannot dwell upon what's in the camera, what kind of pictures they are.

>> reporter: gary giordano lives in a large, modern house, set back down this long driveway off pugh ebb low drive. i spoke to a montgomery county lawyer who has represented giordano in the past and asked about the seizure of his camera, allegedly with graphic pictures of robyn gardner. the lawyer says if that's true, it's not a crime. another important piece of evidence was reportedly found near a restaurant where the couple dined. investigators told ann reporter about it. >> the possible evidence is a rock with a full hand print and blood on it. >> reporter: it is presumed that robyn gardner is debt. investigators are now search the southern portion of the island of aruba, looking for her body. but it's a daunting task in a rugged area that is mostly uninhabited with caves and mine shafts. this is chris gordon, news4. >> authorities say without gardener's body, it would be difficult to prosecute giordano. metro spent a big chunk of

its budget on overtime. according to the "washington examiner" more than 300 metro employees made some $40,000 in overtime pay last year. four of them raked in an extra $100,000. the highest-paid worker was a metro police officer who worked nights but often testified in court during the day. met metro says he was guaranteed three hours pay whether he spent two minutes or two hours in court. one metro board member says while they're concerned about employees being overworked, overtime is often the best way to get the work done. today prince george's county police unveiled a new program to catch speeders driving near schools. over the next year, 72 cameras will be outed across the country. the program starts monday with the first camera set up at isaac gore dean middle school. the areas were picked by the number of accidents in a school zone. >> this is a public safety program that all of county government has collaborated on to make sure that our students

can arrive at school and leave school in a safe environment. >> reporter: cameras will be up weekdays from 6:00 in the morning through 8:00 at night. anyone going 12 miles over the speed limit will be mailed a ticket. thousands of motorcycle riders descended on pennsylvania today for an annual pilgrimage to remember the victims of 9/11. tomorrow the riders will go through shanksville before heading to the pentagon, but expected to cause traffic tie-ups. derrick ward has more on the impact to your friday commute. >> reporter: first stop, shampgsville, pennsylvania. the sight where flight 93 went down. riders' numbers are expected to grow to more than 1,000 as they make their way to the pentagon and ride through leesburg friday afternoon. they have done it before, but not on such a scale. >> normally it's between 4 and 500 motorcycles. this year they're expecting almost four times that. >> reporter: street parking will be suspended and pedestrians will not even be allowed to

cross king street. all along the route, state police will monitor the event so that the road closings can be a short and orderly as possible. traffic leaving dulles airport will also be affected. >> those people who are trying to travel east on the dulles toll road or on 66 should probably plan for extra time or take an alternate route such as the gw parkway or route 50 to go into arlington and d.c. >> reporter: this is an annual event, marking the anniversary of the september 11th attack. >> this is the biggest one. a lot of people wanted to be part of the tenth anniversary. we're looking probably a little over 1,500 that are actually going to be coming down in the metro area. we're picking up some more at the pentagon who will be joining us and leaving early saturday morning to go up to new york. >> reporter: so even more closures are expected then. but folks we spoke to don't seem

to mind, considering the cause. >> oh, i don't think it's too much of a disruption. i mean, it's what, once a year, once every few years? i mean, you know -- nobody's lives are that important. >> reporter: most of the delays due to the procession are expected to be inbound. but authorities say expect some delays with outbound traffic, as well, because there is obviously going to be rubber necking. it's quite a spectacle and quite a cause. in arlington, derrick ward, news4. >> the organizers say it could take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half for the riders to pass any given point. and they're urging drivers to be patient. coming up, some rare rides up for grabs, including the first bentley ever sold. >> there were no more delays. the d.c. lottery truck has finally rolled out for anyone feeling lucky. and storms are rolling through our region right now. we'll check back with thenext.

you're watching news4 at 6:00. all right. severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for a couple of locations on this busy thursday night. first up, we have d.c., and fairfax counties. arlington, the city of falls church and montgomery county. this goes until 6:45. you folks over in prince george's county, eastern montgomery county, and howard county, your severe thunderstorm warning goes until 7:00 tonight.

on top of that, these thunderstorms are putting down a lot of heavy rain. and that means that we're talking about some flash flood warnings in effect until about 8:45 tonight for the warned areas and 8:00. this heavy rain is starting to pond on the roads. the beltway is not the place to be right now. and then off to the east, over bowie, you don't have a warning on this storm, but it is coming down pretty good and extends up to odenton. and parts of central montgomery county, darnestown, route 112 and northeast of poolsville, some lightning here with this stronger thunderstorm. so those flash flood warnings as i mentioned, three different locations. fairfax county, montgomery county, then over towards anne arundel county, and then over up to the north, across carol county and southeastern frederick county. our temperatures show we have cooled down with the rain-cooled air for the district. and overnight lows will be around 70. the thunderstorms ending within the next couple hours, holding on off to the east.

your weather forecast for tomorrow, sun and clouds, afternoon strong storms possible. and let me give you this extended forecast. i didn't quite get it to you earli earlier. saturday is the better day this weekend with thunderstorm chances back in the forecast sunday and monday, guys. back to you. the d.c. lottery's mobile truck made its street corner debut today after grappling with some regulation issues. the truck joined some food trucks outside the plaza today. it initially ran into some trouble because city officials said the truck was too big to comply with mobile food vending regulations. but the lottery contended that the truck wasn't selling food. that didn't stop them from handing out free lemonade with lotto ticket purchases today. some of the rarest cars and motorcycles in the world will be up for auction at the annual pebble beach auction. among them, a 1921 bentley, the first ever sold.

but the me he is de resistance may be this 1957 of the original prototype of the ferrari testa rosa valued at $13 million for a car. and it's expected to shatter world records when it goes on the auction block this saturday night. >> now we know where jim vance is. he may never be coming back. >> that's right. >> hakem, what have you got? >> coming up, a story we've talked about throughout this whole broadcast. the goodwill game in beijing china ends with ill will towards the georgetown basketball team. steve strasburg comes away with lessons learned. and second year player darrelle young tries to prove his worth with the redskins. news4 at 6:00 contin ♪ [ rock ] [ chattering ] [ man on tv ] 96309. [ man ] ♪ she got it, you got it ♪ i got it, we got it [ groans ] ♪ who's got it see you later. ♪ yeah!

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hakem is back with more on this ugly video out of china. everybody is talking about it today. >> just a disappointing event over there. you expect -- >> not the kind of thing you expect from georgetown. >> exactly. i mean, you have these two teams playing in a goodwill game and it ends up being just a really nasty situation.

what was supposed to be a friendly exhibition between the hoyas and rockets turned out to be an all-out bench-clearing brawl. plastic bottles and cheers were thrown at the georgetown players. a university employee who is traveling with the team told me today the situation was very scary. and the game was very physical. 57 free throws taken by the rockets, georgetown had 15. and it gets out of control quickly. left side of your screen, jason clark gets fouled. pushing and shoving begins. clark is pushed on to the floor, and the melee starts. both benches clear for the second time. later, another georgetown player getting attacked and another player from the chinese team throws a chair. and then several chairs are tossed. take a close look there. just chaos. an ugly scene in beijing. coach john thompson iii gathers his team, pulls them off the court. thankfully, no one was hurt. here is a statement from the head coach. quote, tonight, two great teams played a very competitive game that unfortunately ended after heated ex changes with both teams. we sincerely regret this

situation occurred. we remain grateful for the opportunity our student athletes are having to engage in a sport they love here in china while strengthening their understanding of a nation we respect and admire at georgetown university. now, despite what happened, georgetown will continue its trip. today they boarded for shanghai where they are scheduled to play two more exhibition games. nfl now. the supplemental draft will take place on monday. and former ohio state quarterback terrelle pryor is eligible. pryer was suspended in the 2011 season for violating rules. but he's not going back to college, so the nfl ruled that his suspension will carry over if he is drafted. pryor will hold a workout saturday and the redskins may attend. meanwhile, the redskins are evaluating their young players, including full back darrelle young. young is in his second nfl season after going undrafted out of villanova. he played linebacker in college. now he's listed as the redskins'

starting full back. the 24-year-old plays a very important role in the offense, including run blocking and giving the redskins another option out of the backfield. here against the steelers in the preseason opener, young made a very nice play, and he's ready for the next challenge against the colts on friday. >> any time you are against a -- line upagainst great guys, you expect the best. so we're prepared. i just think it's going to be a good challenge for us to see where we're at. the first game, everyone starts camp and stuff like that, so this game, everyone is breaking camp and stuff like that. so we'll see where we're writ now and where we need to go from here. >> everybody has got a way to get their football team ready. how are you going to judge your football team? everybody is different. a super bowl team with a lot of depth would be different than a first-year head coach, not knowing how most of his players of his football team. it's a lot of fun. it's a lot of fun to do it differently. i like the attitude of the guys on our football team. and looking forward to the next

three preseason games to find out who is going to be our top 53 and also be the 6 guys on the practice squad. >> all right. so tomorrow it's preseason game number two on the road against the colts. you can see the game right here on nbc 4 at 7:00. stay with us after the game for the redskins' post game report here on nbc 4. talking baseball. steven strasburg is scheduled to make at least two more rehab starts monday in hagerstown and then the following saturday in syracuse with the nats aaa affiliate. after getting roughed up in his latest rehab start last night, strasburg wasn't worried. the 23-year-old phenom said it was part of the recovery process. strasburg, who is recovering from tommy john surgery last night facing the lexington legends. top of the first after a leadoff walk, strasburg gives up an rbi double to right. and he would then give up another run to the very next batter and out comes pitching coach chris mahollec.

he doubles to right, not having a good night. strasburg, that scores another run. he allows three runs in the first inning and of his 49 pitches, only 29 were strikes. second inning, a little bit better with two on. he gets a strike out, but that's it. strasburg goes and one and two-thirds innings, allows two walks, strikes out three. hagerstown beats lexington 9-6. despite his outing, strasburg is upbeat. >> sometimes it's good to have, you know, games like this, because, you know, you need to kind of. >> you know, get knocked around a little bit to see what you've been doing wrong. and i think i learned a lot from this out, especially, you know. talked to pitching coach chris about it after, had a good conversation. and i think i have some things to work on. and it's just another step in the road. and it's -- it can only get better from here. >> i like that.

strasburg staying positive. in the big leagues last night, nats hosting the reds. top one, pitching to the left. only run debt whiler gave up, went six innings struck out seven. bottom nine, 2-0 reds. ryan zimmerman gets awho had of this one, sends a shot to center, his eighth homer of the season. it's a one-run game. and the fan gets a little fist bump. here we go. five batters later, wilson ramos up with the bases loaded. the nats lose 2-1. but they still have a chance to win the series to be able night. we hope kim can give us a good forecast here tore font's game at the nats park, because i'm hoping for a baseball game tonight. >> thanks hakem. >> speaking of that, we're going to check on that. severe storms are hitting us all over the place. a final check of t

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there are lots of historical markers along the roadways of northern virginia, but now there's a new one in roslyn that tells part of the story of the watergate scandal. tom sherwood has our story. >> reporter: you think of the watergate scandal in the 1970s, you mostly think of washington. richard nixon. dirty political tricks. well now you also have to think of roslyn and arlington county just over the key bridge.

arlington county, never to rush things, has just put up this historic marker on north nash street, dealing with "washington post" reporter bob woodward secretly met his deep throat source in a parking garage here to gain inside knowledge of the political scandal. this is the watergate -- you know what watergate is? >> right. sure. >> what is it. >> watergate scandal, watergate hotel. >> reporter: do you remember what year? before you were born probably. >> yeah. >> reporter: is where bob woodward -- >> '74. >> reporter: you just read it. >> i need to know what you know. >> reporter: the parking garage was even in the movie. >> cover up with watergate was mainly to protect the covert operations. >> reporter: it's not so sinister in the light of day. but parking space d-32 is where woodward and deep throat had six secret meetings, unlocking the watergate break-in secrets and forcing nixon to resign. regular passers by are just now seeing the marker and parking space and just now realizing, 37

years later, this bit of history. did you know about this? >> they're almost all civil war. occasionally you have revolutionary war. that's always civil war. so it's good to see more modern history, things that we can relate to. >> reporter: what do you think watergate means to younger people these days? >> probably not a whole lot. just another historical marker. and the way things happened. weren't supposed to do. >> reporter: different from our times now. >> most of us understand from forest gum. not quite the same political knowledge. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4, arlington. now, mark felt, a retired very fbi official came forward in 2005 to acknowledge he was indeed deep throat. felt died in 2008, about the time the new historic marker was being planned. let's get one more check on the weather with kim. >> yeah, and more severe thunderstorms rolling in. let's take a look at the radar, a severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 7:30 for northern an run dell,

southeastern howard, northern prince george's, southern baltimore counties. we've had some gravel-size hail just reported in laurel. and sandra collins called me to tell me she had some golf ball-sized hail in silver spring not that long ago. so these storms are moving off to the east-northeast at 25 miles per hour. off to the west, along 270, we have some moderate rain and thunder, and out west towards gainesville, as well. flash flood warnings go until :45 for fairfax county, 9:00 north of town towards carol and frederick counties and 8:00 for an run dell and howard counties. your extended weather forecast has more storms. they could be strong again tomorrow. saturday is the better of the weekend days. and as we look ahead next week, tuesday is my pick. chief meteorologist doug kammerer will be back with you guys later on this evening. >> all right, kim. thank you. there was a big morale boost this week for americans serving in afghanistan. they received a visit from the first man to walk on the moon. retired astronaut neil armstrong

led the journey to kabul to visit with men and women in the armed forces. the defense department provided this video to us. armstrong met with trainees in the afghan air force. he told the trainees that passion is important in every occupation. neil armstrong became the first person to step on the moon back in 1969. he was joined on that trip by the commander of the "apollo 13" mission, and by the last man to walk on the moon. >> what a thrill for those troops and also an honor for them to see the troops. >> indeed. mplts wow, a nice picture. we thank you for joining us on news4 at 6:00 tonight. "nbc nightly news" is heading your way next. >> and we'll keep on a an those storms in the area. and we'll have more on those for you throughout the evening and tonight at 11:00. have a good evening.